Aspirin Intake Falls Short in Women

Published Online: Tuesday, February 1, 2005

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Aspirin use is down among women with
diabetes, according to a study reported in
the Archives of Internal Medicine (December
13, 2004). The study found that in
adult patients with diabetes who do not
have cardiovascular disease, 42% of men
and 34% of women take aspirin regularly.
Researchers at Northwestern University
offered several explanations for low aspirin
use among women. For example,
physicians may not counsel women with
diabetes to take aspirin if the physicians
underestimate the women's risk for cardiovascular
disease events. One of the
investigators said, "However, even though
women are at lower risk of new-onset cardiovascular
disease than men, diabetes
greatly reduces this female advantage."